Youth as young as 14, adults in their late 60’s, and men and women of all ages referee youth soccer matches for San Ramon Soccer. People most often become referees because they want The reasons we most often hear on why people become referees are: ‘to better understand the rules of the game’, ‘to earn a bit of money’, ‘to get involved in a game they love’, ‘to get paid jogging about on a field on a sunny day’, ‘to simply way to work off volunteer hours’. One of the nicest benefits of refereeing youth soccer is that you pick the dates and times of the matches you want to work so you can work as much or as little as you like. If you are interested in becoming a soccer referee, San Ramon Soccer Club is running referee certification classes between June – and September.